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Obituaries
Monday, February 8, 2021
Jamie Thomann
JAMIE ROSE THOMANN
Fairfax
Jamie Rose Thomann, 39, of Fairfax, Iowa, formerly of Columbus Junction, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Private family services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with Father Bill Roush officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Jones & Eden Facebook page. A public celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Calling hours will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Interment will take place at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Riverside at a later date. Memorials have been established for her son Grady's education fund. Online condolences may be sent for Jamie's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.
Jamie was born June 5, 1981, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Ross and Jane (Swailes) Thomann. She attended school in Columbus Junction, Iowa, and graduated from high school in 1999. Jamie attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, graduating in 2003.
She worked as a safety and compliance manager for Dakota Red Co. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She had previously worked in digital design for Read Photography and as a safety specialist for Highway Equipment Co. in Cedar Rapids. Jamie enjoyed doing photography work in her spare time. She was active in sports, especially softball, kickball and bicycling. She rode RAGBRAI several times. Fitness, weightlifting and CrossFit were very important to Jamie. She was very social and her smile would light up any room. Jamie enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Despite her busy schedule, her son Grady was always Jamie's top priority.
She is survived by her son, Grady Thomann of Fairfax, Iowa; parents, Ross and Jane Thomann of Columbus Junction, Iowa; brother, Jason Thomann of Ainsworth, Iowa; sister, Jenny Humphreys and husband Justin of Columbus Junction, Iowa; and six nieces and nephews, Bryce, Madison, Brock and Erika Thomann and Emma and Claire Humphreys. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Jamie was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Ernest and Norma Swailes; and her paternal grandparents, Bernard and Mildred Thomann.